das Handtuch werfen
[das ˈhanttuːx ˈvɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“das Handtuch werfen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aufgeben, keine weiteren Versuche unternehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | das Handtuch werfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [das ˈhanttuːx ˈvɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “das Handtuch werfen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for das Handtuch werfen is 19 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [das ˈhanttuːx ˈvɛʁfn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "aufgeben, keine weiteren Versuche unternehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen".
das Handtuch werfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is das Handtuch werfen, spelled D-A-S- -H-A-N-D-T-U-C-H- -W-E-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1aufgeben, keine weiteren Versuche unternehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “das Handtuch werfen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-S- -H-A-N-D-T-U-C-H- -W-E-R-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [das ˈhanttuːx ˈvɛʁfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.